We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Texas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
737,653 89.40% $83,642 H-1B
70,458 8.54% $108,072 PERM
8,917 1.08% $26,368 H-2A
8,047 0.98% $103,279 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Texas has seen a total of 825,075 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 737,653 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.40% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 70,458 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.54% of Texas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Texas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transportation Engineers 6 $88,913 14.29%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $57,574 14.29%
Producers and Directors 6 $63,499 14.29%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $45,936 14.29%
Cargo and Freight Agents 6 $48,065 14.29%
Epidemiologists 6 $58,202 14.29%
Commercial Pilots 6 $100,980 14.29%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 6 $71,726 14.29%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 6 $13,352,220 14.29%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 6 $20,730 14.29%
Texas Employees Over Time
Texas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 24,368 employees were hired. Texas peaked in 2024 with 76,794 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 15,362 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Texas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 30,008 $123,338 50.36%
Mexico 2,970 $106,169 41.77%
China 1,738 $78,289 47.09%
Canada 1,008 $94,285 43.02%
Pakistan 989 $55,045 46.63%
Nepal 781 $63,878 38.08%
South Korea 771 $41,915 50.20%
Philippines 667 $1,065,077 43.91%
Brazil 435 $74,240 43.20%
Venezuela 390 $81,612 42.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Re It Services Inc 48 $87,019 88.89%
Erp Smartlabs Llc 48 $94,928 88.89%
Naten Llc 48 $83,544 88.89%
Moodys Analytics Inc 48 $117,459 88.89%
Claims Services Group Llc 48 $118,931 88.89%
Keystone Technology Partners Inc 48 $94,636 88.89%
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company 48 $105,885 88.89%
Sabic Americas Inc 48 $100,094 88.89%
Ardor It Solutions Inc 48 $92,779 88.89%
Texas Heart Institute 48 $51,564 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bailey Bailey Farms 1 $32,344 100.00%
Eunice Uvonne Morgan Farms 1 $20,800 100.00%
T And R Farms 1 $23,192 100.00%
John Sims 1 $32,344 100.00%
Staffing Abroad Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
R P Stephens Land Cattle Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Reata Farms General Partnership 1 $32,344 100.00%
Jake And Tina Giesbrecht Farms 1 $15,746 100.00%
Lester Meier Ranch 1 $30,930 100.00%
Dry Land Ag Resources Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optimization Zorn Dba Oz Systems 2 $76,773 28.57%
Wistron Infocommtexas Corp 2 $43,337 28.57%
His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Co 2 $54,995 28.57%
Sdb Trade Llc 2 $69,784 28.57%
Great South Texas Corp Dba Computer Solutions 2 $74,214 28.57%
Ecommerce Industries Inc 2 $84,098 28.57%
6 Day Dental Orthodontics North Texas Pa 2 $101,359 28.57%
Aspen Technology Services Corporation 2 $75,536 28.57%
B And N Corporation 2 $98,706 28.57%
Ozburn Hessey Logistics 2 $70,075 28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 258 $28,082 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 217 $28,365 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 185 $29,593 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 176 $27,976 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 168 $29,645 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 164 $27,392 100.00%
Cotton Farming 124 $28,068 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 122 $27,538 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 122 $24,481 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 114 $28,094 100.00%

Texas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Texas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Texas over all years is $83,642. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage